New Events and Workshops for Small Business

There are some webinars and workshops for entrepreneurs and growing companies coming up in the next few weeks. Check out our latest listing of seminars, conferences, webinars and events for small businesses, brought to you twice a month as a community service by Small Business Trends and Smallbiztechnology.com.–

As one of the participating sponsors of the event listings here at Small Business Trends, we wanted to invite our local readers: Smallbiztechnology.com is hosting an evening of holiday mingling with good company, great networking and delicious food at Cafe Centro. We’d love to have you join us.

Business Bootcamp for Entrepreneurs and New Business Owners: Grow Smart
January 11 – February 10, 2010, New York City

Presented by The City of New York and the Kauffman Foundation, this step by step business course is designed to help leaders of existing operating businesses (at least one year) review and reshape their business models to adapt to the challenges they face in the current economic climate. Hands on program for existing NYC business owners and entrepreneurs. Event is free. RSVP: 212-442-2990. Sponsored by ITAC – Industrial + Technology Assistance Corporation. NOTE: No website link, just phone.

Subjects covered in this workshop will include a range of topics, from: Using the Internet to run you business more efficiently, to Tips for improving your Web site’s search ranking, to how to sell products on the Internet. Workshop cost is $30 each for individuals and $20 each for groups of two or more, materials included. For more information or to reserve a seat, call SCORE at 603-433-0575 or visit www.scorehelp.org. Sponsored by TD Bank at the SCORE Office, Commerce Way.

The Greater Phoenix SCORE chapter is offering four sessions over two days, including – a special Luncheon Program Featuring Lon Safko, best-selling author of The Social Media Bible. You can register for individual sessions or for both full days for $175. Sessions include:

What is Social Media: Getting up to Speed – “The Essential Tools” and “How to Use the Essential Tools”

Success Stories – Social Media Strategy – How these companies are doing it!

If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to grow your business and get new clients, you’ll need a strategy and a marketing plan. Join Marketing Mentor’s Ilise Benun for a hands-on workshop where you will learn which are the most effective, and least expensive, marketing tools for freelancers. Topics will include choosing your target market, breaking into profitable markets, expanding your client base with just a few minutes of work each day, and more.

The amount of content on the internet is astounding. Use social bookmarking to help you organize, save, share, and promote your business online. Join Danielle Strle, a National Accounts Manager at StumbleUpon and VerticalResponse as we go over the basics of social bookmarking. Learn:

The basis of a social bookmarking

Why you should be using social bookmarking

Best practices of social bookmarking

How to integrate social bookmarking into your email marketing and other current marketing practices

CurrentMom 2010 features two tracks of programming, for entrepreneurs just getting started and those already in business who want to break through to the next level. General sessions will address the issues all mom business owners face. Click here to REGISTER.

In 2010, Inc.’s GROWCO Conference pulls together a dynamic program with a curriculum designed specifically for the nation’s rising entrepreneurial stars, including smaller organizations that want to make an appearance on the Inc. 5000 and Inc. 5000 honorees that want to break into the higher ranks of the list or repeat their success in years to come. High-profile growth experts teach seminars that will give attendees actionable information with which to develop or maintain their own growth initiative. $595 early bird rate through January 15, 2010, $895 after.

To get your event listed, please send information to Laura at [email protected]. (And no, we do not charge a fee to be included in this listing.) Only events of interest to small business people, freelancers and entrepreneurs will be considered and included. If you’d like to offer a discount to our readers, kindly include all the details in your email.

Laura Leites plans and manages events for clients through her company, L2 Event Production. Laura's projects include the Small Business Influencer Awards, The Small Business Summit, and many of SmallBizTechnology's live and virtual events, including the five-city Small Business Technology Tour.

3 Reactions

I have registered “Why & How to Use Social Bookmarking for Your Business” by Danielle Strle, a National Accounts Manager at StumbleUpon and VerticalResponse. I want to learn more about social bookmarking and how I can use it in my business.

I will mention the NY Small Biz Holiday Party for a friend in the Big Apple.

I have registered for several of these, I look forward to attending the upcoming webinars and further my social bookmarking knowledge.
Social bookmarking will very soon be a necessity for most Small business entrepreneurs as the fortune 500 are alredy utilizing it.

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